The Debate
By The Observer
“Now listen you kids” said the guide to his group
“The earth is real old, and it started as soup,
Some matter collided then blew up in space
Some matter collided then blew up in space
And that was the start of our great human race.”
“Excuse me,” said someone, “that’s not how it goes."
“Shhh” cried the teacher “You should not impose.”
The guide, a tad ruffled commenced the said speech
Although he had brightly turned pink as a peach.
“Over millions of years, the soup became cells,
The cells became fish and the fish bid farewell
to the sea when they grew legs and walked upon land
for anything can happen in a million year span.”
“I hate to be rude but that just isn’t right”
said the quite young voice which was oh so polite,
“You can’t make a fish without fish DNA
and I’m sorry but cells just weren’t made in that way.”
The guide just ignored her and said to the class
“Look at those fossils behind the thick glass
The Archaeopteryx; half lizard, half bird
Is a missing link fossil, its proof of my word.”
“But why have you only found one of these birds?
Doesn’t that seem just a tad bit absurd?
And it looks much more bird, than lizard to me
At least, as far, as my eyes can see…”
“Quiet! Be silent!” rang the tour guide’s loud cry
I won’t let you speak ‘less your hand is raised high
The children all grinned as their guide’s face turned red
But he gained his composure and talked on instead.
“The colossal Grand Canyon was made by this stream
It took millions of years to carve so we deem
Trickle by trickle the rock wore away
Until it became as we know it today”
“Sir?” said the child, her hand in the air
“Have you heard of the mountain St. Helens where there
was a monstrous explosion that carved of out of stone
a canyon, alike to the one you have shown.”
“Young lady!” erupted the furious guide
“Your tongue is too loose; your thoughts are too wide!
Can’t you just listen and learn what I say?
It’s science! it’s fact! there’s no other way!”
“I think you’re mistaken,” the child replied
“For science is not as you have implied.
It cannot be proven for no one was there
at the birth of the earth when the planet was bare.”
“But the Creator was there, forming earth with His hands
Shaping mountains and jungles and forests and sands
In only six days he made all we see
Including all creatures both land and in sea.”
“I know that you think my God’s a big fake
But just look around and you’ll see your mistake
The whole earth declares that it’s been created
It wasn’t an accident, its purpose is stated.”
“How can you hear a thunderstorm rumble
And say “What a cool evolution’ry fumble!”
Or watch a small seed become a huge tree
And just pass it off as an accident mystery.”
“Evaporation, pollination,
Communication, hibernation
Circulation, gene mutation
respiration, germination!”
“These and thousands of more scream the fact
That we were created and not made without tact.
Don’t fall for the lies the world tells you to heed
Instead seek the truth and your mind will be freed.”
The teacher and guide and students alike
Just sat there and stared at the girl with such psych
Some were appalled at her open defiance
But others sat still thinking thoughts of compliance.
The shell shocked old teacher then stood to her feet
“Go sit in the bus! You disruptive young miscreant!
I’ve had it with all your creationist talk
Come here young lady, let’s go for a walk.”
As she got to her feet the girl turned around
and looked at her classmates; their eyes wide and round
“Our generation will choose which is true
Creation? Evolution? the choice is up to you.”
That night when the children were snug in their beds
Though their bodies were still, thoughts raced through their heads
For the first time, they questioned the stuff in their books
And decided to take another good look.
Because of one child, the truth had been spread
Views had been challenged and doubt in lies had bred
If everyone here were to do their own part
Think of the challenge and change we could start.
THE END
